WASHINGTON, May 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a
leading resource for female communications professionals in the
nation's capital, today announces its 2024 - 2025 Advisory Council,
a group that provides WWPR's leadership with strategic advice on
the direction of the organization.
The Advisory Council is comprised of local female leaders in the
communications and public relations industry. This year, WWPR is
pleased to welcome back the 2022 - 2023 Advisory Council members –
Susan Matthews Apgood, Sukhi Sahni, Hillarie
Turner and Danielle Veira –
for another two-year term.
"We are thrilled to welcome back our esteemed Advisory Council
members, a group of amazing industry veterans with a multitude of
experience," said Chelsea
Echavarria, WWPR President. "Their commitment to this
organization for another two-year term speaks to their dedication
to this community, and we are so appreciative of their time,
expertise, and guidance."
Susan Matthews Apgood,
Executive Vice President, Client Relations, 4media group
Susan is the founder of News Generation, a premier media
relations firm that she launched in 1997 and sold to 4media
group in April of 2020.
Apgood is active in a number of public relations associations,
including Washington Women in Public Relations. She was on the
board for eight years total, most recently serving as treasurer
from January 2019 to 2022, and now
serves on WWPR's Advisory Board. Apgood was a finalist for WWPR's
Woman of the Year in 2023. She is also active in the Public
Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter, and was on
the board of directors for 13 years. In November of 2022, she was
inducted into the PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame.
Apgood is an adjunct professor in the Kogod School of Business
at American University, teaching Women
in Organizational Leadership and Introduction to Business. She is a
facilitator with Her Corner, where she coaches women in workshops
and private sessions to grow their businesses. She earned her MBA
in finance from American University and
BA in economics from George Washington
University.
Sukhi Sahni, Educator and Sr.
Communications Executive at Wells Fargo
An accomplished marketing and communications strategist, Sahni
brings the energy of new practitioners with the finesse and
fearlessness of a veteran to her daily practice. Previous to Wells
Fargo, she was the Head of Corporate Communications (US Card,
Partnerships & Retail Bank) at Capital One. Sahni serves as an
advisor on several boards and commissions including IPR,
WVU visiting Committee and is the
recipient of multiple industry awards including the Top Rising
Future CCOs, "Global Innovator 25 Award" and a top woman in PR
through the "Top Women in PR Award." Sahni currently serves as an
Adjunct Professor teaching the Master's program in PR and
Communications at Georgetown
University. She earned her BA in economics and psychology
from Delhi University and MA in
journalism from West Virginia
University.
Hillarie Turner, Account
Director at Spire Communications
Hillarie Turner is a skilled
communications professional specializing in health and science. She
is an account director at Spire Communications supporting the
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as a federal
contractor where she leads strategic communications plan
development and outreach efforts for major agency announcements.
Turner previously worked at communication agencies and in-house at
medical-speciality and scientific associations overseeing
communications planning, leadership media training, media
relations, and campaign development and management. She has managed
large-scale national meeting press operations and excels at working
with scientists, health care professionals, and researchers to
translate scientific advances for press and stakeholder
audiences.
Turner is a Washington Women in Public Relations past president,
serving for two years, and Woman of the Year event co-chair, from
2020 to 2021. She earned her BS in psychology from Elon University and is a member of the D.C. Science
Writers Association and the Society for Health Communication.
Danielle Veira, Founder and
CEO at Minerva's Legacy Consulting Group, LLC
Danielle Veira launched Minerva's
Legacy with a belief that everyone is uniquely equipped to change
the world for the better. To help them do so, she offers her
clients a customized combination of coaching, consulting, and
community-building opportunities. As a certified professional
coach, Danielle hosts workshops and retreats with leaders at every
level in their careers—from C-suite to entry-level. She also offers
one-on-one coaching engagements where she works with clients to
discover their core values, life purpose, talents, and
strengths.
In addition to executive and leadership coaching, Danielle
brings more than 15 years of strategic communications experience to
her work with her consulting clients. She connects vision with
strategy to achieve their growth and impact goals through digital
marketing, thought leadership, and multi-faceted engagement
strategies. Danielle has secured earned media placements for her
clients in a variety of media outlets, including The
New York Times, The Washington Post,
Axios, Bloomberg, Inside Philanthropy, Chicago Sun Times,
POLITICO, and network television affiliates across the United States.
To feed her commitment to racial equity and female empowerment
work, Danielle serves on several volunteer boards and is often
invited to speak on panels about justice, equity, diversity, and
inclusion, as well as health and education disparities. She
received her bachelor's degree from Emory
University, where she majored in sociology and minored in
political science.
Learn more about WWPR and upcoming events at www.wwpr.org.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
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professional society cultivating and inspiring female communicators
to reach their full potential in the DC market and beyond. The
organization is committed to providing leadership opportunities,
professional development, mentorship, and industry networking.
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